Attachment 2 - Statement of Work (SOW).pdf
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This is a Statement of Work (SOW) for landscape property maintenance services at the Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests Supervisor's Office in Mendon, Vermont.
The contractor shall provide all equipment and personnel necessary to maintain paved areas, walkways, and landscaping at 4387 U.S. Route 4 to ensure safe conditions for vehicle and pedestrian traffic year-round. Summer landscaping maintenance includes spring cleanup, grass mowing to three inches in height, trimming herbaceous growth around structures and landscape features to three feet from travel surfaces, removing gravel and debris from access points and HVAC intake systems, and pruning trees and shrubs annually. Mulched beds and gravel areas require weeding and fresh mulch or stone additions twice yearly with colors matching existing materials. The contractor is responsible for all costs associated with restoring any damage to existing infrastructure caused during maintenance work. Site access is controlled by a keypad-gated entrance, requiring coordination with the Contracting Officer's Representative. The period of performance consists of a base year and four option years beginning on the Date of Award through April 19, 2027. The contractor must furnish all transportation for equipment and employees, and all project information, data, and deliverables are government property subject to the Contracting Officer's sole authorization for release. A site visit prior to bidding is highly recommended due to variable elevations and landscape features.
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US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Green Mountain National Forest
Supervisor’s Office
Landscape Property Maintenance
Statement of Work
February 2026
Contents Project
General Information
1.0 Scope of Work
2.0 Period of Performance
Contractor Requirements
3.0 Technical Requirements / Tasks
4.0 Government Furnished
5.0 Deliverables / Schedule
6.0 Travel
7.0 Notice to Contractors
Project Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests Supervisor’s Office (GMFL SO) Property Maintenance, located in Rutland County at 4387 U.S. Route 4 Mendon, Vermont 05701.
General Information
1.0 Scope of Work
This acquisition is needed to ensure paved areas, walkways and landscaping are safe for vehicle or pedestrian traffic intended at the Mendon Supervisors Office continuously throughout the year in support of USDA and Green Mountain & Finger Lakes National Forests.
Summer landscaping maintenance includes spring cleanup and maintaining existing landscape grass, herbaceous material, and mulched areas. All services shall be performed to ensure a uniform appearance throughout the site to prevent an un-kempt appearance.
2.0 Period of Performance
The period of performance of this contract consists of a base year and four option years, beginning on Date of Award to April 19, 2027.
Contractor Requirements
3.0 Technical Requirements / Tasks
The contractor shall provide all equipment and personnel necessary to accomplish the tasks and deliverables described in this Statement of Work.
Summer landscaping requires maintaining the existing landscape grass, herbaceous material growth, and mulched beds. This includes cleanup of gravel, fallen limbs, sod and trimmings using power equipment, rakes, blowers and/or shovels. Points of access require sidewalks and pavement to be free of trimmings, tree limbs and debris. HVAC intake systems require clean up from trimmings and debris. Grassed areas are to be mowed to either the building, pavement, sidewalk, tree line and drainage ditch. Grass/herbaceous growth around signs, posts, trash receptacles, barriers, outbuildings, and landscape features shall be trimmed back at three feet from travel surfaces both vehicle and foot traffic. Landscaping includes but is not limited to spring cleanup (parking lot and landscape debris removal), and adding to the mulched beds, all bedding and stone shall be weeded, and fresh mulch or stone shall be added twice a year, color to match existing, trees and shrubs to be pruned once a year.
The contractor shall provide all equipment and personnel to maintain open areas and existing landscaping to prevent an un-kempt appearance. Existing structures/landscaping shall be protected from damage due to any of the tasks listed above.
If damage to existing infrastructure does occur during Summer Maintenance, then the contractor shall be responsible for all costs associated with restoring it to the existing condition.
4.0 Government Furnished
The contractor shall coordinate with the COR for site access. The site access is controlled by a gate with a keypad.
5.0 Deliverables / Schedule
Item No. Deliverable Objective Due 0001 Summer Maintenance Mowing, trimming, and leaf blowing Grassed areas are to be mowed to either the building, pavement, sidewalk, tree line, drainage ditch, or fence line and maintained to three inches in height, as shown on the Site Plan.
Grass/herbaceous growth around signs, posts, trash receptacles, barriers, outbuildings, and landscape features shall be trimmed back as shown on the Site Plans.
0002 Summer Maintenance Landscaping Spring cleanup in May/June (debris removal) including mulching the existing mulch beds, gravel and weeding shall be maintained. Trees and shrubs to be pruned once a year. August weeding and mulch/gravel maintenance.
6.0 Travel
The contractor is responsible for transportation of all contractor owned equipment and contractor employees to and from the site.
7.0 Notice to Contractors
The project site has variable elevations, landscaping, and features. It is highly recommended to make a site visit prior to bidding. All information and data related to this project that the contractor gathers or obtains shall be both protected from unauthorized release and considered the property of the government. The Contracting Officer will be the sole authorized official to release verbally or in writing, any data, the draft deliverables, the final deliverables, or any other written or printed materials pertaining to this contract. Press releases, marketing material, or any other printed or electronic documentation related to this project, must not be publicized without the written approval of the contracting officer.
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